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Dark Voices

Darkness abounds for a lot of returning Veterans.  The sad, sad truth is that more Veterans have died from self infliction than on the battle fields since 9/11.  Think on that, please.  I don’t care about your politics really.  If … Continue reading

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The Key

The Key by Michael Romani Inside you is an energy Some call it the chi This is the calling card and key To open up eyes to see Or close the spiritual door Before it has a chance to restore … Continue reading

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We, In This Post-Modern World

We, In This Post Modern World by Michael Romani Immersing ourselves in destruction We swim with unflinching gaze Indiscriminate in our ill defined function We act to demystify our unsettled days Penetrating the surface of reality No longer collaborating with … Continue reading

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Humble Yourself

Based on a sermon based on James 4:10 Humble Yourself by Michael Romani There’s a trick to humility You gotta do it quietly It’s not a thinking thing It’s about what you bring Just doing what is needed Keeping to … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Honk

With a honk, I hear the geese As they fly off in their release The cool winter breezes Gives me a sight that pleases As I watch them in flight Seeking their rest for the night It’s a familiar sort … Continue reading

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Offense In the Name of the Lord

Offense In the Name of the Lord by Michael Romani Preacher man keeps on saying That he’s here for truth not playing Truth is what it is what it is To tell anything less would be amiss He’s been that … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: One’s Self I Sing and Other Poetry by Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist Walter “Walt” Whitman was born on May 31, 1819.  He passed away on March 26, 1892.  Often called the father of free verse, he was a humanist who marked the transition between and incorporated both … Continue reading

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My Daughters’ American We

https://flic.kr/p/vCW1P4 My Daughters’ American We by Michael Romani Looking on the America of today With all of its conflicts in the way It reminds me of post Revolution life Ablaze with near anarchy and civil strife We of today should … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Deserted Village and Other Poems – Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith was born November 10, 1728. Born on November 10, 1728, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet was renown for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village and his plays The Good Natur’d Man and She Stoops to … Continue reading

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To Know Your Soul

To Know Your Soul by Michael Romani I only want to know your soul Do you think that will be alright? For the first time, I’ve found my role I am content being the shadow to your light This seems … Continue reading

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